diff --git a/blockbook.go b/blockbook.go
index 1a891ed4..9f2e6e52 100644
--- a/blockbook.go
+++ b/blockbook.go
@@ -179,21 +179,31 @@ func mainWithExitCode() int {
 	}
 	defer index.Close()
 
-	if *fixUtxo {
-		err = index.FixUtxos(chanOsSignal)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.Error("fixUtxos: ", err)
-			return exitCodeFatal
-		}
-		return exitCodeOK
-	}
-
 	internalState, err = newInternalState(coin, coinShortcut, coinLabel, index)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Error("internalState: ", err)
 		return exitCodeFatal
 	}
+
+	// fix possible inconsistencies in the UTXO index
+	if *fixUtxo || !internalState.UtxoChecked {
+		err = index.FixUtxos(chanOsSignal)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Error("fixUtxos: ", err)
+			return exitCodeFatal
+		}
+		internalState.UtxoChecked = true
+	}
 	index.SetInternalState(internalState)
+	if *fixUtxo {
+		err = index.StoreInternalState(internalState)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Error("StoreInternalState: ", err)
+			return exitCodeFatal
+		}
+		return exitCodeOK
+	}
+
 	if internalState.DbState != common.DbStateClosed {
 		if internalState.DbState == common.DbStateInconsistent {
 			glog.Error("internalState: database is in inconsistent state and cannot be used")
diff --git a/common/internalstate.go b/common/internalstate.go
index 079b3b8c..bfe84fc9 100644
--- a/common/internalstate.go
+++ b/common/internalstate.go
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ type InternalState struct {
 	LastMempoolSync       time.Time `json:"lastMempoolSync"`
 
 	DbColumns []InternalStateColumn `json:"dbColumns"`
+
+	UtxoChecked bool `json:"utxoChecked"`
 }
 
 // StartedSync signals start of synchronization
diff --git a/db/rocksdb.go b/db/rocksdb.go
index e9b4ec7b..90ba0e65 100644
--- a/db/rocksdb.go
+++ b/db/rocksdb.go
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ func (d *RocksDB) LoadInternalState(rpcCoin string) (*common.InternalState, erro
 	data := val.Data()
 	var is *common.InternalState
 	if len(data) == 0 {
-		is = &common.InternalState{Coin: rpcCoin}
+		is = &common.InternalState{Coin: rpcCoin, UtxoChecked: true}
 	} else {
 		is, err = common.UnpackInternalState(data)
 		if err != nil {